By Bridget Alaba A drop by drop tracing of the history of print media in Nigeria would leave any detailed researcher standing at the point where he’s gathered enough facts to believe that the print media made its first appearance on the scenes of Nigeria as far back as theContinue Reading
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has appointed Ms Ify Onyegbule as the new Director-General of Imo Broadcasting Corporation (IBC). The appointment is contained in a statement issued by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Oguwike Nwachuku, on Monday in Owerri. Reports have it that Onyegbule had beenContinue Reading
The United Nations Women Representative to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West Africa State, Beatrice Eyong, has urged the media in Nigeria to encourage women candidates in the 2023 general elections through their publications. She gave this charge during the quarterly media dialogue with Media Executives and Chief EditorsContinue Reading
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged the Nigerian media to exercise a high level of professionalism and commitment to the ethics of the profession, especially, as the 2023 election inches closer. He appealed to media practitioners to discard fake news, malicious reports, hate speech, and any act thatContinue Reading
A professor of mass communication and vice chancellor of the Federal University Kashere (FUK), Gombe State, Professor Umaru Pate has tasked media practitioners in the country on investigative reporting. He gave the charge yesterday during the Maiden Colloquium organised by an online newspaper Wikki Times with support from MacArthur FoundationContinue Reading
As major political parties commenced their electioneering campaigns ahead of the 2023 general elections, media practitioners in Akwa Ibom State, under the aegis of Uyo Senatorial District Media Practitioners Forum, USDMPF, have threatened to call out any politician or political party involved in campaigns of violence, calumny or mudslinging. AddressingContinue Reading
Jaiz Bank woos media on equipment financing …Says Islamic banking purely business Jaiz Bank, Nigeria’s premier Islamic bank has offered to finance equipment-upgrade projects of media organisations in the country. The new Managing Director (MD), Mr. Sirajo Salisu, told journalists in Abuja, yesterday, that the bank was prepared to alsoContinue Reading
A Media Advertising company, Nimbus, says it will provide marketing and advertising support worth N2 million to 10 women-led Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as well as pre-seed startups across several sectors of the economy. Mr Wale Adegoke, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nimbus Media Ltd., said in a statementContinue Reading
• Partners Microsoft, Facebook, and Twitter to curb menace• Cautions on spyware vendors, govt-backed threats While attacks vary from country to country, an American technology firm, Google, nevertheless, has warned that the telecommunications sector, media and non-governmental organisations, among others, are the most prone to cyber attacks, especially, phishing fromContinue Reading
The Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has urged media practitioners in the country to focus more on nation building. The NIPR President, Mr Muktah Sirajo made the appeal during a courtesy visit to the National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mr. Chris Isiguzo, in Abuja, theContinue Reading